On Yan Geling's Novel Writing

Yan Geling,an overseas Chinese writer endowed with idealism and a romantic turn of mind,is intimately linked with the literary world of China's mainland in her literary creation in which the distinctive local flavor and the gorgeous exotic feeling have complemented each other. Throughout the process of her literary creation,Yan Geling has been able to skillfully grasp the pulse of the times,wandering between the ideal and reality and integrating legendariness with reality—which has not only highlighted literariness but also catered for the market requirement,thus having secured great success in the artistic value and commercial value.